{"product_id":"disney-and-philosophy-isbn-9781119538318","title":"Disney and Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a magic carpet ride through Disney’s wonderful world of films and entertainment experiences, and discover the wisdom within its most popular and enduring stories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilosophy begins in \u003ci\u003ewonder\u003c\/i\u003e, and there’s no question that Disney’s immersive worlds and iconic characters have enchanted generations of children and adults alike, inviting us to escape the mundane into a world of fantasy, imagination, and infinite possibility. In \u003ci\u003eDisney and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, essays from thirty-two deep-thinking Disneyphiles chart a course through the philosophical world of Disney, tapping into the minds of the great sages of the ages—Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Descartes, and Goofy—to explore universal questions of freedom, personal identity, morality, family, and friendship: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan Sleeping Beauty know that she’s not dreaming?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoes turning our emotions and memories “inside out” tell us who we are?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat can \u003ci\u003eToy Story\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWall-E\u003c\/i\u003e teach us about being human? \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs \u003ci\u003ehakuna matata\u003c\/i\u003e really such a problem-free philosophy?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you’ve ever asked who you are, what is right, or what your purpose is, \u003ci\u003eDisney and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e will spark your curiosity and imagination with a whole new world of unexpected insight into the Magic Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors: “It’s a Whole Family of Supers” ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments: It takes People to Make a Dream Reality xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Philosophy Begins in Wonder xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I “The Seaweed is Always Greener in Somebody Else’s Lake” 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Unruly Ariel: Not Born but Made a Woman 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMegan S. Lloyd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 “True to Your Heart”: Honor and Authenticity in \u003ci\u003eMulan \u003c\/i\u003e11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge A. Dunn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Zen and the Art of Imagineering: Disney’s Escapism Versus Buddhism’s Liberation 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Bein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Hidden Mickeys and the Hiddenness of God 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert K. Garcia and Timothy Pickavance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II “I’ll be Shooting for My Own Hand” 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 “Everyone’s Special Dash”: Tolerance and Conformity in a World of Incredible Differences 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard B. Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Accommodating Dory, but Disempowering Dopey? Dilemmas of Disability from \u003ci\u003eSnow White \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eFinding Dory \u003c\/i\u003e59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Mintz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 From Snow White to Moana: Understanding Disney’s Feminist Transformation 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdwardo Pérez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 “Always a Team, Always United”: Disney’s Philosophy of the Family 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKody Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III “Your Identity is your Most Valuable Possession” 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 How to Convince Sleeping Beauty She’s Not Dreaming 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. A. McIntosh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Knowing Who you Are: Existence Precedes Essence in \u003ci\u003eMoana \u003c\/i\u003e107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Devlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Saving Mr. Banks: Reclaiming Our Childhood, Remembering Who We Are 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark D. Linville and Shawn White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 WALL\u003ci\u003e·\u003c\/i\u003eE and EVE: Disney’s Intelligent Machines 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Inside Disney’s \u003ci\u003eInside Out \u003c\/i\u003e137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllen Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV “You Can Be Anyone You Want To Be” 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 To Be or Not to Be … the Lion King: Existentialism in Disney and Shakespeare 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMegan S. Lloyd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 True Freedom in \u003ci\u003eToy Story\u003c\/i\u003e, or You Are a Child’s Plaything! 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmond Boudreaux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 “Our Fate Lives Within Us”: Character and Choice in \u003ci\u003eBrave \u003c\/i\u003e167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouis Colombo and Steve Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Breaking the Spell: \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast \u003c\/i\u003eand Plato’s Prisoner 177\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNathan Mueller and Leilani Mueller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 True Love in \u003ci\u003eFrozen \u003c\/i\u003e185\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJamey Heit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V “Always Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide” 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Mencius Spins \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor’s New Groove \u003c\/i\u003e195\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDean A. Kowalski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 “Handed Down from Goof to Goof”: What Goofy Can Teach Us About Becoming Good 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert M. Mentyka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 “Let Slip the (Donald) Ducks of War!”: Ethical Considerations About Disney’s War Propaganda 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTuomas W. Manninen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e22 WALL·E\u003c\/i\u003e, the Environment, and Our Duties to Future Generations 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Edward Hackett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Is There Any Utopia in Zootopia? 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrauke Albersmeier and Alexander Christian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI The Wonderful Worldview of Disney 245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Disney: Marx and Marcuse at Disney World 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Butterfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Colonizing the Geography of the Imagination: Media, Mind, and the Magic Kingdom 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead Mercer Schuchardt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 “We’re All Gonna Die”: Death and the Cycle of Life in Disney 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessica Miller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Liberty Square in the Shadow of Cinderella’s Castle: Political Philosophy in Disney’s Theme Parks 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy Dale and Joseph Foy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 293\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD B. DAVIS\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at Tyndale University in Canada. He is the author or editor of four books, including \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2009) and \u003ci\u003e24 and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2007). 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From the light-touched Pride Lands of the African savanna to the cold climes of Arendelle, the Walt Disney Company has dreamt up immersive worlds and iconic characters that have captivated millions, inspiring us to reignite the magic of childhood when our wildest dreams were within reach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDisney and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard B. Davis takes readers on a magic carpet ride through the big questions raised by some of the most popular and enduring stories in the Disney\/Pixar universe. Essays from thirty-two deep-thinking Disneyphiles chart a course through the philosophical world of Disney, tapping into the minds of the great sages of the ages—Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, Descartes, and Goofy—to explore universal questions of freedom, personal identity, morality, family, and friendship. From the evolution of passive and shy princesses into passionate and outspoken leaders like Mulan, Merida, and Moana, to the cultural impact of the Disney corporation and the Imagineers who manufacture magic in the Happiest Place on Earth, Davis draws from a variety of diverse perspectives to find the wisdom within a broad range of Disney stories, characters, and entertainment experiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever asked who you are, what is right, or what your purpose is, \u003ci\u003eDisney and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e will spark your curiosity and imagination with a whole new world of unexpected insight into the Magic Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989076033765,"sku":"NP9781119538318","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119538318.jpg?v=1761782695","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/disney-and-philosophy-isbn-9781119538318","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}